Possible Finance

HQ
Seattle
140 Total Employees
Year Founded: 2017

Possible Finance Leadership & Management

Possible Finance Employee Perspectives

I want engineers to understand why they’re being asked to do something. That context leads to better decisions at the keyboard. I believe most management failures are really failures of expectation-setting, so I prioritize clarity and when something goes sideways, I look at my own clarity first before anything else. And I want an organization full of people driving change: improving themselves, their teams and our systems, where everything is an experiment and we’re always willing to try.

Tracie Hlavka
Tracie Hlavka , Vice President, Software Engineering

What People Are Saying About Possible Finance

  • Strategic Vision & Planning: Leadership codifies a mission-first strategy via its PBC mandate and consistently ties purpose to concrete product choices, pricing guardrails, and delivery model. Public narrative across mission, values, and company-story pages reinforces the same north star and product alignment.
  • Open & Transparent Communication: Leaders share context through open Q&A, bi-weekly all-hands, and CEO-led updates, with CEO-authored posts and the “CEO Hot Seat” addressing decisions and direction. Feedback suggests this cadence connects day-to-day work with company strategy in accessible channels.
  • Strong Execution: Messaging highlights meaningful customer reach and funding volume alongside expanded coverage through lending licenses and a bank-partnership model, indicating scale against the stated mission. Community and brand partnerships are framed around financial education and engagement, supporting in-market execution.

Possible Finance's Benefits

Defined values and mission statements

Six core values guide how we work: Mission-Driven, Trust as the Foundation, To Lead is to Serve, Act with Ownership, Scientific Approach, and Expectations of Excellence.

Implements team-based strategic planning

Open office floor plan to encourage communication and collaboration

Prioritizes real-world impact of work in decision-making processes

Uses an OKR operational model to clearly define goals and priorities

Utilizes an open door policy that encourages accessibility